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Neighborhood · Mount Pleasant, SC

Creekside Park Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 7,119 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 2.2/10 · range 2.1–2.2

Creekside Park is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Mount Pleasant with 2 census tracts and a population of 7,119 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 2.2/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 59% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 49% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $2,899/month sits 34% higher than the Mount Pleasant citywide average ($2,159).

Risk score
2.2
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Creekside Park vs Mount Pleasant How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
59.1% +77%
Mount Pleasant: 33.3%
Average gross rent
$2,899 +34%
Mount Pleasant: $2,159
Average HH income
$28,575 -76%
Mount Pleasant: $121,364
Poverty rate
9.8% +70%
Mount Pleasant: 5.8%
Renter share
25.2% -5%
Mount Pleasant: 26.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Creekside Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 2.1–2.2

Why Creekside Park scores 2.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Rent control risk
59% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
25% renter households · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Economic stress
9.8% below poverty line · Range 2.1–2.6 across tracts
2.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.8–10.0 across tracts
7.8
Risk score comparison

Creekside Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Creekside Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Creekside Park: 2.22.2Creekside ParkNeighborhoodParent city: 2.22.2Parent cityhost cityState: 2.52.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Creekside Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
45019004622 2.2 5,223 68% $3,501
45019004702 2.1 1,896 33% $1,242
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 24

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 18%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 18%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 20%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Creekside Park

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 84Total filings (sum)
  • 5.18%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.2%Peak year (2012)
  • 4.93%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 271Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.2Avg monthly observed
  • 2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.79×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston, SC).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Creekside Park

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Creekside Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Creekside Park?

Creekside Park scores 2.2/10 (Lower tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Creekside Park compare to Mount Pleasant overall?

Creekside Park scores 0.0 points higher than Mount Pleasant overall (2.2/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $2,899 vs $2,159.
Q3

What is the average rent in Creekside Park?

Average gross rent in Creekside Park is $2,899/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Creekside Park residents are renters?

25% of Creekside Park households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Mount Pleasant). The neighborhood has 7,119 residents.
Q5

Is Creekside Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Creekside Park sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Creekside Park have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Creekside Park is census tract 45019004622 (score 2.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 2.1 to 2.2, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7

How safe is Creekside Park for landlords?

Creekside Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (2.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Mount Pleasant as a whole (2.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Creekside Park?

Creekside Park has 6,985 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7%), Hispanic / Latino (2.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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